Ceragem announced Thursday that it has officially published "ISO/IEC TR 30123:2026," a joint technical report from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) that provides global guidelines for interoperability among home healthcare devices.
The technical report's core purpose is to establish standards for connecting and jointly managing various healthcare devices used at home. It organizes the safety standards and data connection methods required when linking medical and non-medical devices into a single system, focusing on Safety, Interoperability, and Effectiveness.
Ceragem Clinical, the company's clinical research institute, played a central role in developing this international standard. Drawing on its experience in healthcare clinical research, medical device approvals, and the development of specialized medical devices and platforms, Ceragem Clinical participated in designing device interconnection structures and safety standards based on actual clinical and research data.
Integrated health management has been difficult due to differences in communication methods and data structures among home healthcare devices, raising concerns about potential conflicts or malfunctions between devices. This new standard establishes criteria for connecting and safely managing data across different devices. As a result, an environment is expected to emerge in which multiple healthcare devices can be linked as a single system for more systematic health management.
Through this, the home healthcare industry is expected to move beyond the smart home stage centered on simple device control, transitioning to a "platform-centered structure" that integrates and manages various devices based on data. As a reliable data exchange environment is established between devices, the foundation for implementing more systematic personalized health management services is also expected to strengthen.
Ceragem plans to leverage this international standard in its global home healthcare business. The company operates home healthcare products and services in major markets including Korea, China, the United States, and Southeast Asia. It plans to expand an integrated platform strategy that connects various healthcare products into a single data system.
"While home healthcare has developed around individual devices, it is now transitioning to a stage where devices are connected based on data," a Ceragem official said. "This international standard outlines the minimum criteria for various devices to be safely interconnected, and it will serve as the foundation for expanding integrated healthcare platforms in the global market."
